Precision Matthew Milling Machine Unloading and Setup (2018) 

Very nice, congratulations ! I know you will make the very best of it and use it to the fullest extent possible. Dakota approves I'm sure. The ducks I don't know about ?

He put a lot of trust in those 2 x 4’s holding up his ceiling

Dude! :) when moving large heavy object like this, clean the floor as you did, then use some steel pipes or bar as rollers. I used 1" bar and a wood broom stick to move my PM1127 lathe ('bout 500lbs) With only 3 bars, and a helper to move them as you go along, the whole distance could be made in about 5 minutes. Your idea of using a come along wasn't bad, just tedious. Also, when it comes to move precisely a machine in it's final position, I use two thick steel plate covered with grease between them on each corner, or landing points, then with just a small crowbar you can move a 2 tons machine precisely where you want it. Then just lift each corner to remove the plates. Still glad for you, I have a PM833 and had to dismantle it in main pieces to get it in my basement! Did the same with the lathe, had to dismantle to get it down the stairs. THAT was a bit hectic! :) Cheers!

Glad we got the flashback on the mill's arrival. It was a shocker when it appeared for the first time on camera. :)

I so glad you had time to do another video.

Fair play to you, I love the inventiveness of men at home getting stuff done on their own. Basic tools and patience you can get so much accomplished. There is a whole community of us out there worldwide there really is.

Nice as always to see a new machine in the shop, we are happy for your long awaited purchase, take care of it and enjoy making greatness. Lance & Patrick.

Congrats on the new machine!

you are my favorite on you tube with metal skills

I was thinking of a Christmas story. It’s a major award!,

Congrats on the new mill watching you do things alone reminds me of myself working alone sometimes I wished I had 4 hands and a tail to do 2 things at once good luck with your mill

Matt/Matthew, of course you did. Has your name on it! Wish you great luck with it Jim

I had the same machine. Just sold it this week. Great machine

brings back some memories., good mill, nice to see you again

Just ordered a PM 727V last week. Delivery due around Christmas time. Lots of work to do cleaning up the shop to receive it. Not as heavy but will still need an engine hoist to move it. Some good tips. Enjoy your new tool and thanks for video. Subsequent to this original post it's now August/September 2022 and I still don't have my mill. The 935 I ordered originally they ran into some problem with motors, delivery, covid, time of day or the direction of world rotation. Who f---ing knows. I changed the order to a 932, not my first choice obviously but they told me in July that it would be leaving China in August. Well as of Friday 26th no word as to when it'll be on the water. I'm getting older and I'd sure like this before I fall off the perch so to speak so for now it's "hurry up and wait". 🤔🇨🇦🍌🇺🇦🕊️👍

Kudos to the carpenter that built that garage!

You’re looking at a 1,000 lb machine. I’ve had my PM932 for 2 years. I used an engine hoist to move it into position. I really like my mill. Before moving into position, I took the covers off to look at the gears/shafts for the head and below the table. I found lots of sand mixed in with the grease and in the corners of the casting supports. Glad I didn’t run it for a year and then decide to check it. Highly recommend cleaning from top to bottom and applying new grease. Happy with PM’s service and them setting up the DRO. Recommend downloading the US version of the MM on their web site. Thinking about installing a 90mm angel eye to the bottom of the quill for more lighting, in addition to my LED lights on each end of the table. Good luck with your new mill.

Nice mill. I have the pm940 which is the pm932's big brother. I have it torn apart right now and measuring so I can convert it to cnc. Besides, it needs broken down and cleaned and re-assembled. It's important to go over all the screws and bolts because most of them are loose.

Nice mill, you don't know what your missing, untill you own a mill.

Looks like a great machine

I want one of these. Good luck with it.

It helps to have big friends with big equipment when you are moving stuff around like that. My son has a Bridgeport and another mill that looks like a Bridgeport. A skid steer or fork truck makes it easy to move them. When he got his big lather (4500 lbs) he used his skid steer with 4400 lbs tip and had a friend with a 9500 lbs tip skid steer over to pick it off of the trailer.

i just replaced my back covers with a salvage tred mill belt.its got to be the best cover i have ever used,the chips do not stick in the cover at all.savaged about 15 feet x 24 inches.tough material.used some 1 inch flat bar across the top to get the full width protection.

Nice addition to the shop, might be a bit small for some of the stuff you work on! Enjoy!

Congrats on the mill it’s a babe!, a wrap around guard is very handy the chips well... pretty much get everywhere 😉

Very nice. I wonder what something new is like to use. It must be fun.

I have video from years ago that I haven't edited and uploaded too! Also, I want the PM25!! It's on my bucket list. I want at least 1 new machine before I die;-) Nice machine......

That looks like a nice machine please let us know what you think of it thanks

Amazing tool ! It’s a real babe ,Great for knocking out bottle openers 😀

Those roof trusses must be super-strong. Nice machine!

Amazing what one man can do when he sets his mind to it. What was the total time to move it across the floor? P.S. Consider ice under the plywood next time.

I bought the same mill and I'm waiting for delivery 1st of October.I have my shop in a 2 car garage that I added 12 feet across the back of. I'm wanting to put the mill and a gunsmithing Lathe back there , the problem is a 3 1/2" step up in the back of the garage floor and a 30" walk through door. Do you think I'm going to have to widen the door .

The steel he used spread the weight of the machine over several boards likely 4

Real quality shipping job from the Taiwanese

Enjoy your new toy, it's long overdue. One bit of advice would be, think about raising the whole thing up as there is nothing worse than bending over a hot mill for hours and keeping concentration.

Is that a A model monarch lathe you got? Got one myself its 4-sale.

A little behind on your editing?

Maybe a little delayed, but still pertinent. Lathe is half the shop, rest is mill. Since it will drill holes it largely replaces the drill press. Interesting lesson of how to move heavy stuff.

how much did it cost?

Thats what she said

Don't you have any friends ? I know when mine shows up, I have 3 friends that want help fabricating some mounts - guess what - they'll for sure be earning the priviledge to play after its up.

If I were you, I would put non flammable fibreglass insulation bats in the timber wall, between the studs, then I would line that wall with something like flat galvanised sheet metal. On heavy cuts that mill with throw hot metal chips everywhere but particularly behind the mill. If enough of them fall into the horizontal overlap between the weather boards - you might finish & go to bed while the residual heat in the chips sets the weather boards alight! 😳😳👎 Try to make that wall behind the mill flame proof to shed the chips onto the concrete floor for easy clean up & to eliminate fire risk. Also install a dry powder fire extinguisher on that wall within easy reach, just in case of worst case scenario. And don’t do like me and start a fire installing the brackets for the fire extinguishers! 😂😂🙄👍🇦🇺

You sigh like I do. lol

Not made in the US that’s for sure

Congrats on the mill it’s a babe!, a wrap around guard is very handy the chips well... pretty much get everywhere 😉